Visitation will mark the beginning of funeral services for Bishop Eddie Long today from 11a-7p.  Long will be funeralized tomorrow at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia with a program beginning at 11. He will lie in repose from 8a until 9:30a prior to the funeral.  Long’s New Birth family will celebrate his […]

We are praying with the family and friends of the late Bishop Eddie Long, and of course with his church family.  We are remembering his last visit to the Praise studios in 2015 and his inspiring words about dreaming and hope. Take a listen!

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News flooded social media this morning reporting that Bishop Eddie Long has passed. Bishop Long, Senior Pastor of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia was reportedly in bad health after recent appearances shown looking very thin and frail. Long disputed the claims saying that a new diet led to the weight loss […]

Bishop Eddie Long is being sued by former New Birth Missionary Baptist Church members who claim the embattled megachurch pastor encouraged them to invest money with a company despite being informed the investor had a $3 million capital deficit. Bishop Eddie Long is being sued by former New Birth Missionary Baptist Church members who claim […]

Elev8.com broke  news that Vanessa Long filed for divorce from the Bishop Eddie Long on December 1, 2011. After news of the divorce was revealed,…

Centino Kemp, 22, one of the five men who alleged that he had a sexual relationship with Bishop Eddie Long, has taken to Twitter to show his anger that the self-proclaimed Man of God is having a Spirit & Truth Conference in his Bahamian hometown, reports the Urban Daily. RELATED: Eddie Long’s Accuser: I Couldn’t Wash […]

Ephren Taylor II, a self-described “social capitalist” who made his first million in high school, was charged by the SEC today for allegedly operating Ponzi…

In 2011, Bishop Paul S. Morton called for Bishop Eddie Long to repent after several young men accused Bishop Long of sexually inappropriate behavior. Despite…

Earlier this year, I reported in, “New Birth Slams Reports That Vanessa Long Has Moved Out that she had left. Bishop Long denied this and issued a statement. Well, his wife  Vanessa has issued hers: “After a great deal of deliberation and prayer, I have decided to terminate my marriage to Bishop Eddie L. Long. […]

An investigative report by Atlanta’s Fox 5 news station states a fifth accuser in the Bishop Eddie Long sex scandal played a role in the  negotiations that ended in a secret settlement between the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church preacher and four other men who sued him for sexual coercion. Senior I-Team reporter Dale Russell […]